Three member microscope objective having a magnification of 40x

ABSTRACT

A THREE MEMBER MICROSCOPE OBJECTIVE HAVING A NUMERICAL APERTURE OF SUBSTANTIALLY 0.66 AND A MAGNIFICATION OF SUBSTANTIALLY 40X.

O Jan. 5, 1971 SHOEMAKER 3,552,831

THREE MEMBER MICROSCOPE OBJECTIVE HAVING A MAGNIFICATION OF 40X Filed Dec. 9. 1968 INVENTOR. ARTHUR H. SHOE/MAKER m ma ATTORNEY Unite ABSTRACT or me DISCLOSURE A three member microscope objective having a nu-' gresefltjflfifltiomtfeiates to a microsconeobieetive. ieetof the priyfilginyention is to provide an' achromagic rnieroscopeobieeuve havins a numerical aperture oi sub iarltiaiiy 9.66am a n'iagnif ication at substantially. 40X ih which'chtoiiiittic andspherieal aberrations, coma; a'iidjithtigm'atisiif'are Well corrected while yet providing a 2 can, A

. ass-2,831 Patented Jan. 5, 1 971 Description generally shown at 2. It inbludes a front single lens 4, a doublet 6, and a doublet 8', all of'- the said lenses'being Referring now to the'drawin'g, a microseopefobiective is 1 a double convex lens III, together tormingatfiiuble convex doublet. Doublet 8 includes a convexconcave lens IV and a-doubie convex lens V, together'forining a double convex doubletr l The lens parameters are as follows: The successive lens radii are designated'R1R8, where a minus 'sifin'indicates radii of centers of curvature'lyin'fi ontheobject side of their vertic'es Tiieaxiaithicitnes's'es of successive lens elements are designated 'rr 'rs. Theirueeessive'axial spaces 20 from the object plane r4; arefdesjgna'te'd 31553.1 Therefractive' indice's oi the successivelens elementiare'designated NDl-NDSIThe Abb'elnurnbers of the successive lens glasses are designated 71 5, respectively.

The above-mentioned, parametermare related to the substantiallyflat ima'he field; when'use'd With a telescope 25 0681 lengfll. i l t0 f ing constructional obyetive'asliescribed in'U.S.' Pat. No. 3,355,234. data: 1

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' Refractive Abbe Lem Radium Thiekness,'1 8M8 index,ND' number-y al-asasr m--.mur I 'rl-snsar Nut-1.73m 11-5041 52-.omr Ill-4.29))! n rumor Nos-miss- 12-2015 Its-1.2m! m 'ra-Lmn Nos-1.0000 8-.68 lib-1.8601? g sa-naasr Ira-0.06m n:

Iv, i 'rt-iaiasl Non-Lamas 4-4032 R'l-usan' v rs-.assar Nob-1.4m 15-67.

Its-4.21am

Drawing In the drawing, a microscope objective is represented by a plurality of lenses viewed transversely to their axis.

The foregoing parameters of radius, thickness and space are based on the value of F. The value of F'ih'this ease asan example, is 4.56. Given in numbers, the foregoing data is as follows:

in axial alignment. Objective 2 is disposed relative to an" 3 It will be apparent that the foregoing absolute values are variable depending on the value of F. Other forms the thus possible and changes may be made in the values 4 jeet plane (SI-S3), refractive indices (ND1-ND$), and Abbe numbers (71- 5), being determined by the following relationship:

o! the constructional data based on the relationships inthe first ol the above charts, without departing from the spirit of this invention.

Whatjs claimed is:

1. Afn achromatic microscope objective having a magof substantially 40X and a numerical aperture of sub ntlally 0.66 for forming an image of an object plane, Said image being well corrected for spherical and wherein scalar values are given in millimeters.

2. An achromatic microscope objective having a magnification of substantially 40x and a numerical aperture of substantially 0.66 for forming an image of an object plane, said image being well corrected-for spherical and chromatic aberrations, coma, astigmatism and curvature of image field, said objective comprising:

a front convaco-convex lens member I;

. and curvature a second convex-concavo lens member ii;

I s a front concave-convex singlet lens member I; a Eg' g-$ 3 1 d b amondconvcxiomvolem member In sat secon and t ll mem rs ornung a ou let, a doubk my lam member In; a fourth convex-concave lens member IV; said second and third members forming a doublet; 35 3 ml double convex member Y fou'nh Mame, km member v; said iourth and fifth members forming a doublet; n mm km v; all at said lens members being axially aligned; and said: ourthand filth members forming a doublet; the parameters of lens radii (RI-RI), lens thicknesses all of said lens members being axially aligned; and 40 (Tl-T5), axial spaces among lens' elements and obthe parameters of lens radii (R146), lens thicknesses ject plane (SI-83), refractive (ND1ND5),

(Tl-T5), axial spaces among lens elements and oband Abbe numbers (yl-q!) as follows:

'- (F- 4.M; Magnttleallori-MXtNL-OJI] n Lens adlus R Thickness '1 Space 8 gag-3%}; n 13%;?

m-wasas 1 32-, m 'rt-aoss Nm-Lrssss 1-50.

as lasso 11 m 'm-Lm Nos-mam 2-25 111 N 'ra-aiss Nos-tosses vi-56.68 ns-ssmo 1v mum 'rt-smo Nos-times 4-4012 v 'rs-zm Nos-1.470s: 76-4133 wherein scalar values are given in millimeters.

References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 4/1969 Muller et al. 350--225X 

